1939-1945 World War II: main events involving the US.
The U.S.A. declared its neutrality in the European conflict.
Japan attacked Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.
The U.S.A. declared war on Japan.
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States
The U.S.A. reciprocated by declaring war on both countries.
The Allies invaded North Africa and Italy.
President Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR to discuss postwar occupation of Germany. Germany surrendered unconditionally.
President Truman, Churchill, and Stalin met at Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, to demand Japan's unconditional surrender and to discuss plans for postwar Europe.
The U.S.A. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan .
Japan agreed to unconditional surrender.
In 1945, The United Nations Organization was established.
On 4 July 1946, the Philippines, which had been ceded to the U.S. by Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, became an independent republic .
Korean War
In 1947, the Presidential Succession Act was signed into law by President Truman. The Central Intelligence Agency was established. In 1948, Congress passed the Foreign Aid Bill including the Marshall Plan, which provided for European postwar recovery. The Soviets began blockade of Berlin in the first major crisis of the cold war. In response, the U.S. and Great Britain began an airlift of food and fuel to West Berlin. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established.
1950-1953, Korean War: a Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in the Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invaded South Korea. President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commited American troops to battle. The Armistice agreement was signed in 1953.
World War II
1939-1945 World War II: main events involving the US.The U.S.A. declared its neutrality in the European conflict.
Japan attacked Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines.
The U.S.A. declared war on Japan.
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States
The U.S.A. reciprocated by declaring war on both countries.
The Allies invaded North Africa and Italy.
President Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met at Yalta in the USSR to discuss postwar occupation of Germany. Germany surrendered unconditionally.
President Truman, Churchill, and Stalin met at Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, to demand Japan's unconditional surrender and to discuss plans for postwar Europe.
The U.S.A. dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan .
Japan agreed to unconditional surrender.
In 1945, The United Nations Organization was established.
On 4 July 1946, the Philippines, which had been ceded to the U.S. by Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, became an independent republic .
Korean War
In 1947, the Presidential Succession Act was signed into law by President Truman. The Central Intelligence Agency was established. In 1948, Congress passed the Foreign Aid Bill including the Marshall Plan, which provided for European postwar recovery. The Soviets began blockade of Berlin in the first major crisis of the cold war. In response, the U.S. and Great Britain began an airlift of food and fuel to West Berlin. In 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established.1950-1953, Korean War: a Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in the Korean Peninsula. North Korean communists invaded South Korea. President Truman, without the approval of Congress, commited American troops to battle. The Armistice agreement was signed in 1953.
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